Infrastructure Committee

The Infrastructure Committee is responsible for matters relating to construction and maintenance, project management, plant and fleet, and transport and drainage. All Councillors are members of the committee.

The notice of meeting, table of contents and agenda items (excluding confidential items) are available on this website -toowoomba.civicclerk.com.au, on the Monday the week prior to the committee meeting. The Committee meets monthly, generally the second week of the month.

Meeting schedule

The meeting schedule can be found in our 'Council meeting structure & meeting schedule' article.

Committee members

His Worship the Mayor, Councillor Geoff McDonald
Councillor Bill Cahill
Councillor Edwina Farquhar
Councillor Gary Gardner
Councillor Tim McMahon
Councillor Trevor Manteufel
Councillor James O’Shea
Councillor Kerry Shine
Councillor Carol Taylor
Councillor Melissa Taylor
Councillor Rebecca Vonhoff

Terms of reference

Scope

The Infrastructure Committee will be a standing committee of Council and these Terms of Reference will provide guidance for the matters that are to be referred to and considered by the Committee.

Aim

To consider matters relating to the Infrastructure needs and operations of Council and make recommendations to Council on an ongoing basis.

Role

The Committee's role is to provide ongoing leadership and deal with particular aspects of the Council's Infrastructure business, giving detailed deliberation to these matters, before making recommendations to Council.

Responsibilities

The Committee's responsibilities include:

Construction and Maintenance

  • Roads - capital & operational
  • Drainage - capital & operational
  • Flood Mitigation
  • Footpaths
  • Bikeways
  • Quarries
  • Private works including Department of Transport and Main Roads

Project Management

  • Project management through project business case, initiation, planning, execution and finalisation
  • Roads (capital)
  • Drainage (capital)
  • Footpaths and Bikeways - (capital)
  • Building and community works (capital)
  • Waste Services (capital)
  • Project Management Office - operational

Fleet and Logistics

  • Fleet operations, capital & management
  • Equipment operations, capital & management
  • Mechanical maintenance management including servicing, repairs & fabrication services
  • Fleet asset management
  • Fleet logistics operations

Transport and Drainage

  • Transport and drainage infrastructure planning
  • Strategic asset management
  • Design and survey
  • Transport and drainage operations
  • Infrastructure technology
  • Parking capital & operations
  • Traffic lights - capital & operations
  • Street lighting
  • Aerodrome - capital & operations
  • Flood mitigation and warning systems - capital & operations
  • Road corridor operations

Membership

Membership of the Committee is to include all Councillors.

Quorum

A quorum of the Committee is a majority of its members (i.e. 6).

Meeting frequency

Unless otherwise determined, the Committee will meet on the second Tuesday of each month immediately following the Water and Waste Committee meeting, in the Council Chambers, First Floor, 541 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba.

Reporting requirements


The Committee is required to keep minutes of its meetings pursuant to section 254F of Local Government Regulation 2012.

Review of terms of reference

These terms of reference are to be reviewed from time to time, as necessary.

Agendas, minutes & livestreams

Council meeting agendas and minutes can be accessed via toowoomba.civicclerk.com.au

Livestreams can be found on YouTube.